Advancing Plants

We improve how plants are produced and used for food, recreation and environmental protection.

Worldwide Excellence

People depend on plants for food, environmental aesthetics and recreation. No matter where you live, work or play, what we do touches your life.

Our faculty and students conduct cutting-edge research that increases the quality and variety of fruits, vegetables and ornamental plants available to consumers worldwide. We are experts in the science, art, technology and business of growing plants. And demand for our services is growing.

Whether through hands-on instruction in our greenhouses, field labs or community gardens, our work ensures the economic and environmental sustainability for horticulture across the state, the nation and the world.